Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist - $1,709 per week
Company: Centura Health Corporation - 3580 W 9000 S , Holy
Location: West Jordan
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
- Job Details
- Delivers respiratory care procedures to patients in general,
acute, critical care and emergency areas according to departmental
policies and procedures.
- Performs therapeutic modalities including patient monitoring,
medication delivery, ventilation management, expansion therapy, and
bronchial hygiene.
- Performs diagnostic testing including ABGs, PFTs, EKGs,
cardiac, bronchoscopy, and pulse oximetry.
- Assists in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care by
providing airway maintenance and management, cardiac support and
other assistance as needed to expedite patient and physician
needs.
- Responds to patient needs in a timely, effective manner.
- Provides patient and family education and teaching.
- Transports patients within the hospital or between
facilities.
- Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard
scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
- Develops care plan from thorough assessment via protocol
criteria or directed physician order.
- Documents all patient care activities including evaluations,
progress notes and detailed treatment records per standards of
practice, legal requirements and regulatory/third party payer
requirements.
- Documents ongoing status, interventions, patient response and
outcomes to correctly capture billing charges.
- Coordinates and communicates effectively to all patients,
families, staff, physicians, and other customers concerning
respiratory therapy services by direct verbal and/or written
communication respecting confidentiality at all times.
- Technical and interpersonal problem solving.
- Determines the proper function of all equipment used and make
interventions as needed.
- Anticipates, recognizes and assists others in identifying
patient complications and reactions related to respiratory
care.
- Demonstrates effective time management and is proactive in
prioritizing workload and meeting productivity requirements.
- Adapts to rapidly changing technologies, policies, regulations,
census and staffing through priority setting and flexibility.
- Participates in personal, professional and program development
by attending department in services, meetings and by sharing
professional expertise to enhance quality of professional services
and staff development.
- Assists in training respiratory therapy staff, students and
other hospital personnel.
- Acts as a resource for new staff members and co-workers by
sharing information and providing education.
- Schedule Information
- Ability to provide on-call coverage outside of standard
scheduled hours per department and/or facility policy.
- Additional Details
- 1 year of respiratory therapy experience, preferred.
- Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR), preferred.
- Float Requirements: - Floating may be required to any
CommonSpirit location within sixty (60) miles of the original
assignment location or CommonSpirit-identified 'float zone'.
- Float assignments may include duties outside of original
assignment job requirements (including skill set) in accordance
with CommonSpirit policy.
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